{"id":112,"date":"2022-03-08T11:01:26","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T16:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gatehouseadmissions.com\/resources\/?p=112"},"modified":"2022-08-08T10:24:36","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T14:24:36","slug":"the-mba-application-process-part-9-the-mba-interview-and-your-must-do-prep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gatehouseadmissions.com\/resources\/the-mba-application-process-part-9-the-mba-interview-and-your-must-do-prep\/","title":{"rendered":"The MBA Application Process, Part 9: The MBA Interview and Your \u201cMust Do\u201d Prep"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business school admissions interviews are a critical final hurdle on your path to being accepted to an MBA program. Fortunately for applicants, certain types of questions\u2014and even certain questions\u2014are commonly asked in these interviews, and this means that you can more easily prepare for and practice your responses to them. The MBA interview is primarily a test of one\u2019s strategic communication skills; knowing <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">how<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to communicate something is as important as <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">what<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> you communicate\u2014even, or especially, in response to the most basic of questions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Part 9 of our nine-part series on the MBA application process, we will tell you the different types of questions you will likely encounter in a business school interview. 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